Bangladesh, Ecuador, Guyana, and Sierra Leone have taken major
steps to fight human trafficking in the last few months. Earlier this
year, these four nations did not meet minimum standards to protect
their populations, but since the release of the United States' annual
Trafficking in Persons Report each country has made progress. They have
increased prosecution, created anti-trafficking police units,
established new legislation, and waged public awareness campaigns. The
international community is rallying against the practice of buying and
selling people for various forms of modern day slavery.